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Date: Thu, 07/24/2008 - 13:50

Submitted by lmale
on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 13:50

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Can anyone help me? I'm trying to see court cases in Franklin County Ohio? How can I do that? I'm thinking if National is not bluffing then there should be some of cases listed wouldn't you think? Thanks Reny


This will link you to Franklin County:

http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Web_sites/courts/#f

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Divisions
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division
Franklin County Clerk of Courts
Municipal Court
Franklin County Municipal Court, Environmental Division


lrhall41

Submitted by NASCAR_Devil on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 15:47

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From Wikipedia:
[quote]UNITED STATES

Magistrates are somewhat less common in the United States than in Europe, but the position does exist in some jurisdictions.

The term "magistrate" is often used (chiefly in judicial opinions) as a generic term for any independent judge who is capable of issuing warrants, reviewing arrests, etc. When used in this way it does not denote a judge with a particular office. Instead, it denotes (somewhat circularly) a judge or judicial officer who is capable of hearing and deciding a particular matter. That capability is defined by statute or by common law. In Virginia, for example, the Constitution of 1971 created the office of magistrate to replace the use in cities and counties of the justice of the peace, which is common in many states for this function

State judicial systems
In many state judicial systems in the United States, magistrate courts are the successor to Justice of the Peace courts, and frequently have authority to handle the trials of civil cases up to a certain dollar amount at issue, applications for bail, arrest and search warrants, and the adjudication of petty or misdemeanor criminal offenses.


Magistrates in Ohio
In Ohio, for instance, magistrates are appointed by the judges of many municipal courts, domestic relations and juvenile courts, and some courts of appeals and common pleas courts. In addition, to avoid any conflict of interest, most communities with mayor's courts have magistrates preside over sessions, rather than the mayors themselves. Ohio magistrates do virtually everything judges do. As in the federal courts, however, their actions are subject to review and either approval, modification or reversal by judges of their court. The exception is mayor's court magistrates, whose decisions are reviewed by either the county or municipal court of the county in which the community is located..[/quote]


lrhall41

Submitted by DebtCruncher on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 18:13

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